Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- fr.
smooth , v. - an iron instrument with a polished face, for smoothing clothes; a sadiron; a flatiron.
- a short, finely set plane, for smoothing and finishing work.
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- verb Present participle of
smooth . - noun The act by which something is made smooth.
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Examples
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Smoothing techniques for N-gram models The term smoothing refer to such modi fi cations in the MLE estimates of N - gram probabilities that are addressed to move some probability mass from higher counts to zero-counts, making the overall distribution less jagged (Figure 2.5).
Recently Uploaded Slideshows tizyweb 2009
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Portfolio manager Harvey Neiman calls the low-volatility ranking a measure of the fund's success in smoothing out the ups and downs of a rough market.
Options Pay Dividends for Fund Brendan Conway 2010
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It also helps keep your bones strong, regulates cholesterol production and more importantly it stimulates skin smoothing collagen and oils.
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It also helps keep your bones strong, regulates cholesterol production and more importantly it stimulates skin smoothing collagen and oils.
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In the South Seas the natives use it as a wood file in smoothing down canoes and paddles.
MAUKI 2010
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If they're very emotional, and tend to over-react at the top and bottom of the market, we suggest using products that provide short-term smoothing, to eliminate short-term volatility.
Curb Your Enthusiasm 2010
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That is just common business sense in smoothing things over for your preferred customers.
Are Customised iPhone Sites Necessary? | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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She did the same for the front of the shirt, being very thorough in smoothing out possible wrinkles.
MORE FROM GINNY BATES -- NO U-HAULS, JUST BORROW A FRIEND'S TRUCK Maggie Jochild 2007
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For the moment, he's more wrapped up in smoothing out his swing and enjoying what he sees from the Cincinnati Reds 'young starting pitchers.
USATODAY.com 2007
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Help in smoothing out the instabilities in these areas would do a lot to reduce what we pay at the pumps.
Think Progress » Gas prices can be reduced immediately. 2006
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In 2018, Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie appeared in a social media video during the streaming rollout of “Mission: Impossible: Fallout” asking viewers to turn off motion smoothing when watching the blockbuster at home.
Motion Smoothing: What It Is and Why Filmmakers Hate It Wilson Chapman 2023
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The more accurate description of this "feature" is motion smoothing, though it's also called motion interpolation, motion estimation or motion compensation. Every TV manufacturer has their own name for it, but it usually has one or more of those words in the name.
How to Disable the Annoying Soap Opera Effect That's Ruining Your TV See full bio 2023
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While renting an airB&B I was flipping through the channels and found Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The motion smoothing setting on the tv made the movie look super cheap to the point of being distracting.
LPT: The effect that makes TV look like a trashy soap opera is called "motion smoothing" and can be turned off in your TV's settings. detrimentaloptimist 2025
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